Hey! im new to this site. I wanted some feedback on my head shots and opinions on which one i should print out. Thanx!



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Wow those are really clear shots. They don't even look like pictures. Great looks and expressions!

The only thing I have to say is to crop your photos closer to your body. The background can be distracting. The 3/4 body shots would make some really great commercial print shots.

Also, for the ones where you're wearing that red/white striped shirt, crop it so it's portrait, not landscape. I disagree with landscape headshots. One reason is the fact that when you post on casting sites such as L.A./NY Casting, Now Casting, Actors Access, etc., your headshot is a tiny thumbnail when you submit to CDs. Having a landscape photo makes that headshot even smaller and can lessen the chances of your headshot being noticed by CDs.

They are good! I would like to see them cropped and with the background blurred to make you stand out even more, though. Who took these?

There are definitely some cool shots in this bunch.

1- Wayyyy too much going on in the background of this first shot. Also your skin looks a little too smooth/blown out. Also the rough background clashes with your clothing choice.

2- Overexposed

3- Very cool shot. Could be cropped tighter. Orange line in back might be distracting, but when cropped it could be ok.

4 - Cool shot overall, back trash bag in back definitely needs to go. Forearm looks distractingly long and skeletal (no offense).

5- Clothing is definitely commercial, background is not. Expression is kind of ambiguous.

6- Could be cropped tighter. I'd replace the background with something else (or just go with plain white) and this would be could be good commercially.

7- A little overexposed.

8- Good shot, crop out the white trash bag.

Favorites are 3 (white shirt), 6 (striped red grinning), and 8.

Phew. Good luck!

I have mixed feelings about your shots. These are some really good shots and you are a really good looking guy. But...

I think you shot against some very busy backgrounds, a no-no for headshots. As others have said, this could be OK when you crop it.

Your highly stylized facial hair bothers me. It's a little metrosexual. A straight line all the way up to your hairline??? You have this perfectly good hunky fantasy guy thing going, and that is just a little much. I think you'd be more castable without it.

The shots that show expression and capture a moment I think are number 2,5, and the last one. I do agree with the above mentioned comments.

hey than x a lot for all your opinions!

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Originally posted by Lonni Delane:
I have mixed feelings about your shots. These are some really good shots and you are a really good looking guy. But...

I think you shot against some very busy backgrounds, a no-no for headshots. As others have said, this could be OK when you crop it.

Your highly stylized facial hair bothers me. It's a little metrosexual. A straight line all the way up to your hairline??? You have this perfectly good hunky fantasy guy thing going, and that is just a little much. I think you'd be more castable without it.

On the technical side, I think Lonni's comments are the most accurate of all.

However, I think her advice on styling is off. Let me explain.

This young man is obviously a character type. Meaning, his look is limited to a smaller, more select variety of roles. But in his case, I think this is the absolute best tack to take. To force this actor into some confined, conservative look would be to stifle the one thing that makes him truly memorable, and therefore more castable. When CD's are looking for a young, hip, highly urban look to fulfill this particular character description, he'll be the first one they'd call. More importantly, he is simply allowing his true nature, character, and personal statement to shine through.

This is half the battle.

www.robertkim.com

You know DK headshots and Robert Kim were my first choice when i was shopping around for headshots...but they was way to expensive so i went with a not so well known photographer. But i will be getting new ones. Once i have enough saved up.

Robert has a point, and the shots are still quite good. Just crop them and see what happens. If they were just plain lame, we would tell you so.

I'd go with number six.

All of them are too over-photoshopped on your face. Have them pull back on that a bit and you are good to go!

Good luck.

Best,

Ron

Great pics. Who's the photographer?

Are you SINGLE???
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3 & 4 are my fav's. DK has it right about the cropping, though we disagree on shot #8 -- I find your right hand to be, uhm, suggestively placed 4 would get my ultimate vote.

I like #8 too, and the cropping woud take care of the naughty little hand.

I just tried it with cropping and it's a very good shot... even the background works.